Women of WIT

  • From Fires to Lit Matches: The Status of Dissent and Women’s Ordination In Today’s Church

    Guest Post! Guest Post! Christina Gebel is a freelance writer and photographer. She has an undergraduate degree in theology from Saint Louis University and a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University. She currently lives in Boston, MA working… Continue reading

  • Transgender, Sexual, and Celibate: Danica’s Story

    Guest post! Guest post! Danica is a journalist, a mobile yoga studio owner and a metal rocker (and she and Elizabeth have known each other since they were ten years old!). She is also a transgender woman who distanced herself… Continue reading

  • A New Era for WIT!

    Finally, dear readers, the time has come: the women of WIT are pleased to announce the addition of five new members, whom we are excited to introduce below. We’d like to say first that when we put out a call… Continue reading

  • God is Constantly Coming Out to Us

    As the United States Supreme Court hears oral arguments today challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, which prevents legally-married same-sex couples from having their marriages recognized by the federal government, we offer the following religious reflection on… Continue reading

  • Are you a Woman in Theology?

    Would you like to join us?   We are looking to expand our five person blogging team.  In order to qualify, you must be a woman with experience in the academic study of theology, either as a graduate student or… Continue reading

  • What Does Dialogue Take?

    (from a friend of the blog who wishes to remain anonymous) When I was in college, I took a class with a scholar who was—and remains—very influential in inter-religious dialogue circles. He had chaired several of his polity’s national committees… Continue reading

  • Catherine Hilkert, Catherine of Siena, and Awesome Preaching

    In honor of Saint Catherine of Siena (whose feast day usually falls on April 29), and in recognition of the fact that we are still in the midst of the Easter season, we here at WIT have received permission to… Continue reading

  • What Sisters Mean To WIT

    In response to last week’s crackdown on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Fr. James Martin, S.J. took to twitter to celebrate and show solidarity with Catholic Sisters  during their time of trial,  inviting Catholics to share with the twitterverse… Continue reading

  • The Woman I Loved for Four Years

    And now for something a bit different. We Women of WIT would like to share the following short reflection written by a friend of the blog for a performance of monologues written by LGBT folks. It represents a different manner of… Continue reading